Law 14: The Penalty Kick
The 52 provisions of this law that Ruleside argues from, in the order they are printed. Each one has its own address and lists every verdict, incident and rules page that turns on it.
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1. Procedure
- The ball must be stationary, with part of the ball touching or overhanging the centre of the penalty mark, and the goalposts, crossbar and goal net must not be moving.p135 · cited by 2 pages
- The player taking the penalty kick must be clearly identified.p135 · cited by 2 pages
- The defending goalkeeper must remain on the goal line, facing the kicker, between the goalposts, until the ball is kicked. The goalkeeper must not behave in a way that unfairly distracts the kicker, e.g. delay the taking of the kick or touch the goalposts, crossbar or goal net.p135 · cited by 4 pages
- The players other than the kicker and goalkeeper must be:p135 · cited by 6 pages
- at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty markp135 · 5
- behind the penalty markp135 · 4
- inside the field of playp135 · 4
- outside the penalty areap135 · 6
- After the players have taken positions in accordance with this Law, the referee signals for the penalty kick to be taken.p135 · cited by 2 pages
- The player taking the penalty kick must kick the ball forward; backheeling is permitted provided the ball moves forward.p135 · cited by 2 pages
- When the ball is kicked, the defending goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot touching, in line with, or behind, the goal line.p135 · cited by 5 pages
- The ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves.p136 · cited by 1 page
- The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player.p136 · cited by 3 pages
- The penalty kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offence.p136 · cited by 4 pages
- Additional time is allowed for a penalty kick to be taken and completed at the end of each half of the match or extra time. When additional time is allowed, the penalty kick is completed when, after the kick has been taken, the ball stops moving, goes out of play, is played by any player (including the kicker) other than the defending goalkeeper, or the referee stops play for an offence by the kicker or the kicker's team. If a defending team player (including the goalkeeper) commits an offence and the penalty is missed/saved, the penalty is retaken.p136 · cited by 6 pages
2. Offences and sanctions
- Once the referee has signalled for a penalty kick to be taken, the kick must be taken; if it is not taken, the referee may take disciplinary action before signalling again for the kick to be taken.p136 · cited by 2 pages
- If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs:p136 · cited by 26 pages
- the kicker accidentally kicks the ball with both feet simultaneously or the ball touches their non-kicking foot or leg immediately after the kick:p136 · 8
- if the ball enters the goal from the kick, the kick is retakenp136 · 4
- if the ball does not enter the goal from the kick, an indirect free kick is awardedp136 · 5
- a team-mate of the player taking the penalty kick is penalised for encroachment only if:p136 · 6
- the encroachment clearly impacted on the goalkeeper; orp136 · 4
- the encroaching player plays the ball or challenges an opponent for the ball and then scores, attempts to score or creates a goal-scoring opportunityp136 · 4
- a team-mate of the goalkeeper is penalised for encroachment only if:p137 · 7
- the encroachment clearly impacted on the kicker; orp137 · 5
- the encroaching player plays the ball or challenges an opponent for the ball and this prevents the opponents from scoring, attempting to score or creating a goal-scoring opportunityp137 · 5
- the player taking the penalty kick or a team-mate offends:p137 · 5
- if the ball enters the goal from the kick, the kick is retakenp137 · 3
- if the ball does not enter the goal from the kick, the referee stops play and restarts with an indirect free kickp137 · 3
- a penalty kick is kicked backwardsp137 · 1
- a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick; the referee cautions the player who took the kickp137 · 1
- feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kickerp137 · 1
- the goalkeeper offends:p137 · 10
- if the ball enters the goal from the kick, a goal is awardedp137 · 4
- if the ball misses the goal or rebounds from the crossbar or goalpost(s), the kick is only retaken if the goalkeeper's offence clearly impacted on the kickerp137 · 7
- if the ball is prevented from entering the goal by the goalkeeper, the kick is retakenp137 · 6
- a team-mate of the goalkeeper offends:p137 · 5
- if the ball enters the goal from the kick, a goal is awardedp137 · 4
- if the ball does not enter the goal from the kick, the kick is retakenp137 · 4
- a player of both teams offends, the kick is retaken unless a player commits a more serious offence (e.g. ‘illegal' feinting)p138 · 4
- the kicker deliberately touches the ball again before it has touched another player:p138 · 6
- an indirect free kick (or direct free kick for a handball offence) is awardedp138 · 4
- the ball is touched by an outside agent as it moves forward:p138 · 3
- the kick is retaken unless the ball is going into the goal and the interference does not prevent the goalkeeper or a defending player playing the ball, in which case the goal is awarded if the ball enters the goal (even if contact was made with the ball) unless the interference was by the attacking teamp138 · 3
- the ball rebounds into the field of play from the goalkeeper, the crossbar or the goalposts and is then touched by an outside agent:p138 · 1
- the referee stops playp138 · 1
- play is restarted with a dropped ball at the position where it touched the outside agentp138 · 1
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